An Affair Before Christmas (Desperate Duchesses #2)
by:
Eloisa James (author)
Magic under the mistletoe . . .One spectacular Christmas, Lady Perdita Selby, known to her friends and family as Poppy, met the man she thought she would love forever. The devilishly attractive Duke of Fletcher was the perfect match for the innocent, breathtakingly beautiful young Englishwoman,...
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Magic under the mistletoe . . .One spectacular Christmas, Lady Perdita Selby, known to her friends and family as Poppy, met the man she thought she would love forever. The devilishly attractive Duke of Fletcher was the perfect match for the innocent, breathtakingly beautiful young Englishwoman, and theirs was the most romantic wedding she had ever seen. Four years later, Poppy and the duke have become the toast of the ton . . . but behind closed doors the spark of their love affair has burned out.Unwilling to lose the woman he still lusts after, the duke is determined to win back his beguiling bride's delectable affections . . . and surpass the heady days of first love with a truly sinful seduction.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780061797637 (0061797634)
Publish date: October 13th 2009
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
Category:
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Historical Romance,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit,
Regency,
Holiday,
Christmas,
Regency Romance,
Georgian Romance
Series: Desperate Duchesses (#2)
I loved [b:Desperate Duchesses|641455|Desperate Duchesses (Desperate Duchesses, #1)|Eloisa James|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347643101s/641455.jpg|627645], but this one wasn't quite as fun for me. The first book was witty in a very Wilde-esque fashion and the second book definitely lacks in that. ...
2.5 stars. Found it on clearance at HPB and decided to give it a try. I'd liked some other Eloisa James books, so it seemed like a good bet. I didn't read the first in this series, but it seems like each book is fairly standalone. This book was just okay. I found it hard to suspend disbelief lon...
Ay! What to say about this book? If only I'd read the reviews here at Goodreads first, perhaps I wouldn't have bothered. I wasn't a huge fan of the 1st book in this series, but I usually adore Eloisa James' books, so I thought I'd give it another go.But, alas. Trying to get through the 1st 2/3rds of...
Rather confusing with three main couples intertwined in some way. This book could probably have been three separate books as it had the different main couples. I would have enjoyed having some of the characters a bit more fleshed out.